
Microlife · BP
BP 3AS1-2
A hand-pumped upper-arm monitor with digital pressure and pulse readings and storage for the latest measurement.
- Type
- Upper arm
- Users
- 1
- App
- No
- Validated
- Yes
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Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specMeasuring
- Type
- Upper arm
- Clinically validated
- Yes
- Irregular heartbeat detection
- No
- AFib detection or ECG
- No
- Method
- Semi-automatic oscillometric upper-arm measurement with capacitive pressure sensor. Hand inflation using pump integrated into handle; automatic deflation and digital pressure/pulse results. O/I button interrupts measurement and releases cuff pressure. Actual first retail date unresolved
- Accuracy
- February 2024 exact guide gives systolic/diastolic range 20–280 mmHg, pulse 40–200 bpm, 1 mmHg pressure resolution, static pressure accuracy ±3 mmHg and pulse accuracy ±5% of reading
- Clinical validation
- Nathan and colleagues, Blood Pressure Monitoring 2015, tested exact Microlife 3AS1-2 in 45 pregnant women including 15 with pre-eclampsia. Overall B/A grade under the British Hypertension Society protocol and passed the study's ISO mean-difference standard; pregnancy-only subgroup A/A. These are study-specific findings, not evidence for every population named in generic maker text
- Features
- Manual inflation, automatic measurement/deflation, low-battery and inflation indicators. Flashing heart indicates detected pulse, not irregular-heartbeat screening. No AFib detection, ECG or automatic triple-measurement mode
Cuff
- Cuff fits
- 22–32 cm
- Cuff
- Supplied M 22–32 cm cuff; optional L 32–42 cm. Single-tube cuff with T-connector attaches at the back of the device
Connections and memory
- Users
- 1
- Readings stored
- 1
- Bluetooth and app
- No
- Memory
- One latest measurement retained until the next measurement or battery removal. Hold O/I for at least three seconds to recall. No dated history, user selector or averaging
- App
- No Bluetooth, USB or phone-app transfer
- Power
- Two 1.5 V AAA alkaline cells; approximately 780 measurements using new batteries. Current guide does not recommend 1.2 V rechargeable cells. Generic guarantee wording about an optional adaptor does not establish a mains socket or mains operation
Design
- Display details
- LCD showing systolic, diastolic and pulse readings; single O/I button. IP20
- Size
- 68 × 186 × 48.5 mm (width × length × height); 310 g including batteries, excluding cuff in global support table
- In the box
- Exact guide establishes monitor with integrated pump and M 22–32 cm cuff; complete regional accessory list unresolved
Pros and cons
Pros
- Runs on two AAA cells
- Recalls the latest reading
- Optional larger cuff
Cons
- Cuff must be inflated by hand
- Stores only one measurement
- No app or separate user histories
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Model | Type | Users | App | Validated | Released |
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| Upper arm | – | No | – | – | |
| Upper arm | – | No | – | – | |
| Upper arm | – | No | – | – |


